Questions tagged [wood]
For questions involving wood as a construction material, either as lumber or finished features of a home.
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How can I secure a flatware holder in a drawer? [closed]
When I shove the drawer in and out the plastic knife holder slides fore and aft. (They are "fling to close" self-closing type drawer mechanism.)
I don't really like adhesives but there is no ...
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What is causing this damage to my siding?
This was a bubble like form I removed from a split in my garage wood.
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Are wood stain and polyurethane all I need?
I wanted to install about 10 pieces of top nail oak floors onto a rectangle of about "20" x "24" that was originally cut out to fit a heater register. I bought about 10 pieces of ...
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Stripped a door, what's this wood pattern?
We just finished stripping a few layers of paint and varnish off our old wooden dining room door. Both vertical boards reveal this kind of nice leopard pattern (see photo). Is this something cool, ...
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Can I repair these deck support posts, or do I need to replace them?
Two of the (6"x6") posts supporting my deck are damaged by rot. Can I repair these posts, or must they be replaced?
(the jack stand in the picture is my own doing, out of paranoia).
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What is the board called on the bottom edge of the exterior of my house under the siding?
I just bought a home. The previous owner let a gutter leak get out of control and consistent drip and splash in one spot on the concrete around the house decayed the bottom edge of the siding and the ...
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How can I fix this horizontal crack in my wooden door?
I installed this door a few years ago. I used some kind of penetrating oil to finish it--unfortunately I can't recall precisely what. The bottom portion now has a split all the way across. The part of ...
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Repairing a Rotted Post: Concrete Pouring Challenges with Two Approaches
I'm dealing with a challenging post repair situation and need expert advice. Here's my scenario:
I have a substantial wooden post (18x18cm or about 7x7 inches) supporting a roof.
The post is rotted ...
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Mold Under Hardwood Flooring From Leaking Water
The water tank cracked on my toilet and it wasn't noticed for a week. There was damage to my Cherrywood flooring with cupping and black stains between boards. Have been running a heater in bathroom to ...
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Replacing Exterior plywood panels under bay window?
I'd like some help with my bay windows. The second floor base of the window is just plywood, the ground floor is brick. Obviously the plywood has aged and it's starting to warp and pull away etc and I'...
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What is this structure? Can I remove it?
This structure is in my garage. It’s a piece of wood that goes to the roof and is attached to a bolted on piece of wood that’s mid wall. On the other end of the garage theres a piece of bolted on ...
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Old English Light Wood Stain Mistake
I messed up while trying to fix some big scratches in our hardwood floors and feel really bad about it. I picked up some Old English Light Wood stain to cover the scratches, but it turned out way too ...
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How to remove a hollow plastic ‘dowel’ stuck in a hole
Y’all, the roller on the top roller of my bifold door broke off. It cracked somehow so there was just the little metal post at the top. As you may know, these posts typically have a plastic base, as ...
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How can I make my deck finish last 10 years or more?
I'm in the Midwest and the paint on my deck starts cracking after a few years. I wonder if there are longer lasting finishes I can apply to my deck so that instead of sanding/painting it every few ...
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How to Fix Wooden Stairs Damaged By TSP
So, my family is trying to move out of out current house, and we were cleaning it in order to get it ready for showings. I was cleaning the stairs when, whoops! I turned into a complete idiot and used ...
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How to protect a painted side table that will get a lot of wear and tear?
I have painted a wood side table. The table will get a lot of use.
What can I coat the table with to protect the paint?
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Seeking Advice: Making My Indoor Recycled Teak Table Patio-Ready
I have a wooden table designed for indoor use that I'd love to place on my patio. However, I'm not very knowledgeable about this process and could use some advice.
The table I have is ZAK (from ...
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Mount IKEA wall cabinet
I have an ikea wall cabinet 30x30x15 that I’m mounting to drywall into studs. I’m not using their fancy bracket… But rather using I guess two wood screws in the fashion of the manual below… Question ...
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Running electrical cables with a dropped ceiling
I have a hanging/dropped ceiling in my house in the entrance. There is one electrical cable hanging by the side, waiting to be connected to a lamp.
This ceiling extends to the above of the stairs, and ...
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Alternative exterior sheathing to 16"x48" rock lath
Property is in Zone 5, mid-Michigan.
House was built in the 1950's. Interior is 1/2" rock lath with a 1" plaster assembly, insulated with cellulose.
2x4 walls 16" oc,
Exterior is ...
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Hanging chair from roof truss causing flex [duplicate]
I located a joist to mount my daughter’s hammock chair from. The install went as planned and I hit joist. The issue is there doesn’t seem to be a support preventing the cross beam from flexing. This ...
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Hanging Olympic Rings
So I read the "Advice on hanging gymnastic rings in garage rafters?" and I'm not satisfied with the responses. It's not that they weren't good it's just I still think it can be done safely ...
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How to locally re-stain a wooden countertop?
I have a large wooden countertop that was badly damaged. It seems that in order to remove a stain, it was sanded or even scratched (as it is uneven) quite deep. It results on a large section with no ...
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How do I drill a 60cm hole in a tree stump, 4.4 cm wide?
I want to put my washing line in the tree stump. Don't want to dig up lawn and concrete in pole, and no base which you put into the earth has been capable of holding up the rotary washing line (obv ...
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Water Intrusion into Crawlspace
I recently crawled all the way around my crawlspace for the first time in years just to inspect everything. Most things looked like they were in good shape, however I did find one area of concern near ...
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Injecting PVA or a resin to fill deep narrow gaps
Some context. I built a swing set using pre fabricated corner brackets. Because the timber was slightly oversized, I had to plane down the ends to get them to fit. Because I'm no joiner, one of the ...
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Can I attach boards horizontally on the face of a shadowbox fence to eliminate the gaps?
I have a shadowbox fence and the dog can get his mouth in the gap and is ripping the boards. Cedar boards are too expensive to keep changing. Can I add pine boards (only to the bottom half) to the ...
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Is my ceiling going to collapse?
I'm turning a metal shed into a tiny home and getting ready to hang drywall. I'm very familiar with wood construction, but these 40" gaps between the metal joists are really throwing me for a ...
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Another wooden bottom of bay/oriel window in need of repair!
Would anybody be able to suggest how best repair this? Seems wood (I don't have much idea, as you can imagine).
Thank you so much!
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Removing old wood stove chimney from garage [closed]
I want to remove this old chimney from my garage because it leaks when it rains and from snow melt in the winter.
Thinking I could attempt to just take the angle grinder and cut it and drop it in a ...
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Patching holes less than 1.5 inches wide in wood panel walls
I am about to put wallpaper in this bathroom, but I don’t know the best way to patch these two holes in the wood panel wall. Both holes are about 1-3/8” wide, right by where the tiled shower starts ...
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How do you prevent 4x4 fence post from rotting on the bottom?
I have to replace 8-10 posts due to rot. Some of these are set in concrete, some are not.
I have read you should seal posts with tar or oil based sealant on the bottom before setting in concrete. I ...
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What do I need to investigate? Is this sill plate rot, or varmites?
Help me please! I don't know what I'm looking at on top of my basement block wall, where the wood is soft and crumbly, and the pink insulation on the back of the paper was mostly gone. Is this animals,...
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Is this deck post getting cracks due to it being overloaded?
I never seen such types of cracks online.
Is this particular post overloaded.
There is nothing on the deck.
Also another closest post set 10 feet away.
Any idea
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Humidity in shed: options for shelf panels
I have a brick shed outside, with barely any ventilation except for 16 1x5cm slots between bricks. The floor is bare concrete.
I renovated last year, and among other things painted the floor and ...
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How can I hang heavy bikes under a thick wooden shelf?
My garage has a one inch thick wood shelf up high. I want to hang bikes below it. The bikes are heavy electric bikes, about 70 lbs each.
I bought J-hooks but I don't think that'll cut it. I've used ...
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best way to plug unused screw holes in wood deck
my redwood 2x6 decking was originally screwed in from the top. the wood is in pretty decent shape, so i’m going to:
remove the planks
put joist tape on the joists
flip the planks over
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Wood Separating on Front Door
I bought this front door and after a few weeks it started to separate. Got through winter and it continued to get worse. I am hoping to find a solution to repair the door since the seller left me high ...
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Fire retardant/waterproofing
I have put up a new redwood fence. I want to use a fire retardant on both sides, clear with no color. Then I want to waterproof, clear with no color. Can I do this with one product, or is it possible ...
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Ventilation and insulation for a wooden floor in a tenement house (renovation)
I have an apartment with a wooden floor in a tenement house.
Construction: wooden joists, the neighbor's ceiling boards attached to them from below, then air up to the "blind ceiling", then ...
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How to enclose this carport on uneven asphalt? wood frame between pillars or lay concrete slab first?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to enclose this carport pictured below. purpose is to have a jam space for me and my drummer, but also, sometimes do some woodworking in there away from the rain. ...
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Best Snippers For Exposed Nail Tips
I had a company put a torch roof over my patio and the installer used some nails that were a little too long so I have (30) 1/4" long tips visible through the wood from my patio underneath, so I'...
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How to determine what length and diameter GRK RSS screw to use?
I am planning out building an 8'x14' pergola. I am going to use pressure treated 6x6's for the posts and pressure treated 2x8's for the beams (14ft long). I've just learned about GRK RSS screws and ...
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Whats the chance this contains asbestos?
Garage sheathing. Any chance this would be suspicious for asbestos? I'm thinking no, but just kinda getting some other visual opinions.
https://imgur.com/a/zg73HaU
https://imgur.com/a/eP6clTb
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Dried out wood diving board needs refinishing
Old diving diving board in need of refinishing. Some wood filler required as well.
Is linseed oil a good choice?
What type of exterior wood filler is recommended?
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To renew deck or to replace it?
My deck is around twenty years old.
The wood is becoming old and cracked.
I wonder if it is repairable or shall I replace the wood with new pieces.
If it is repairable, how can I? Shall I paint with a ...
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Wavy edge siding - single board replacement
new homeowner here.
My house has live edge cedar siding installed. It looks great, but one of the boards has deteriorated and needs replaced. I have experience in exterior remodeling but have never ...
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Delta frameless sliding contemporary shower
I am installing this shower door in a 3 piece shower inclosure. I followed the directions with putting 2 each 2x6’s on the edge. My question is the instructions say you must use the provided anchors ...
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How to join 2x4's in the long dimension
I'm going to be building a chicken coop and my design entails the walls having 2x4's put together in the long dimension, unlike normal wall studs (see picture). I'd like to try to avoid the precision ...
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Radiator Covers - MDF or Plywood? [closed]
3/4 MDF or 3/4 Plywood?
I'm building a few custom radiator covers that will be painted and am deciding on the wood I will use. These are on a hot water system (Not Steam), and they almost never ...
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